Chapter 2Rue stared at the small, bright green leaves poking up through the soil. It had been ten days since he and Chaton had planted their seeds. He’d bought a wide variety of flowers, tomatoes, lettuces, carrots, leeks, cucumbers, pumpkins, and zucchinis. There were so many more things he’d wanted, but they were late in the season. Peppers and eggplants needed longer, and he cursed himself for not having considered getting seeds before. Next year.
Chaton slowly neared him, making sure he was in Rue’s field of vision and not making any quick movements. Rue breathed a sigh of relief. He was jumpy, but Chaton was too, so both of them moved with care. They never talked about it, always kept some distance between them so there wouldn’t be any accidental touches, and they always spoke in low
